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A 71-year-old male patient with a history of myocardial infarction (MI) and peripheral vascular disease (PVD) has been advised by his family nurse practitioner (FNP) to begin taking 81 mg aspirin once daily. The FNP made this recommendation because aspirin: 

Your 23 year old male, African American patient, with no history of health problems, has a hemoglobin (Hgb) of 10.6 (low) and a mean corpuscular volume (MCV) of 106 (high). You are most concerned about which of the pathophysiological diseases?

What is the strongest type of intermolecular interaction attracting molecules of propane together?                    

A 24-year-old woman, presents to the WHNP office for her first prenatal visit. The patient reports that her father died soon after she was born due to excessive bleeding from a minor fall, and that her father’s maternal grandfather also died from bleeding to death.  The WHNP will confirm with testing, but believes the patient has the Hemophilia A gene, which means the risk of the patient’s unborn child being affected by the disorder is: 

How does the Cardiac Thoracic Ratio (CTR) differ on an Anterior-Posterior (AP) chest radiograph when compared to a Posterior-Anterior (PA) chest radiograph?

A 22-year-old female who adheres to a vegan diet has been diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Which of the following components of her diagnostic blood work would be most likely to necessitate further investigation (or in other words, which of the following is NOT consistent with IDA)?

The NP is reviewing lab work of a 54-year-old patient who was recently seen in clinic, with stable vital signs: Hgb 7.2 (LOW) Hct 20.8 (LOW) What is the fundamental physiologic manifestation of these lab findings?

The NNP has been caring for neonate with respiratory failure & congenital heart disease, requiring surgery, for the past month. The neonate developed sepsis due to a severe bacterial infection approximately one week ago. Now, the neonate has started showing petechiae & bruising, with oozing from surgical sites and all venous puncture sites. The NNP suspects this is related to:

The FNP saw a patient on multiple occasions with worsening chronic low back pain, weight loss, and recurrent sinus infections. The patient was anemic, with high calcium levels and abnormalities on a peripheral blood smear. The FNP referred the patient to oncology.  The oncologist diagnosed the patient with multiple myeloma. The FNP knows that multiple myeloma mostly affects the:

The AGNP has an 82-year-old patient with diabetes, heart disease, depression and history of prostate cancer, has a normocytic anemia, Hgb of 9.6 (low). He has had a recent colonoscopy which was normal, and his stools are negative for blood. His diet history reveals a consistent cardiac diet, with lean protein (including some low-fat red meat), whole grains, and plenty of fruits and vegetables, (including dark leafy greens). He has had no weight loss or weight gain.  His is anemia is likely related to: